Having hatched a plan to diffuse the awkwardness between Josie and John James, Caoimhe helpfully offered to chat to the Australian and find out whether or not he has romantic feelings for his best friend in the house this evening.

"You go to bed, I'll sort it out," vowed Caoimhe, telling Josie to get some sleep and that "everything will be fine in the morning".

She then went to the bathroom to talk to John James, who was still refusing to leave in case the Bristolian chatted to the Tree of Temptation in his absence.

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"Before, when you guys were taken away, we got talking," she began. "The other girls were winding Josie up a bit saying that you and Josie have strong feelings for each other, and Josie feels a little bit awkward now."

She asked: "Do you feel anything? Please answer me in an honest way."

Perplexed, John James explained that he "never looked at her like that. Maybe at the beginning but not now... I just treat her like I treat anybody else," he added, saying he sees her as a sister.

"I would just think it would get extremely awkward... look at it now, and nothing's even happened. If we're outside we're outside, it's a different atmosphere in here. Do you know what I mean?"

"I think it would change the dynamics of our personalities massively and I don't think that's a good idea," he continued.

"If there's a connection there that's because we spend a lot of time together... I don't think it's a physical attraction... Fuck! I'm going to be bombarded with questions about this on the outside!" he exclaimed, as Caoimhe advised him to approach the situation with humour.

"Just act as normal as possible. Say: 'So, everyone thinks we fancy each other'. Take the piss," she added.

He then said: "If I thought like that I would have done something already. If I was attracted to a girl like that I would have done something straight away. I wouldn't have made a friendship... If I was attracted to her I would just wait for the opportunity and then see what happened. I wouldn't have let it linger on this long."